The Arizona Cardinals offseason workouts are right around the corner
It’s April, so you already know that means NFL Draft time and regular-schedule release time. What else does it mean? It means Arizona Cardinals offseason workouts start as well.
Each time has a slightly different schedule. For the Cardinals their first day of workouts is nine days from now, Monday April 17th.
The first two weeks of the offseason workouts are limited. Teams are only allowed to do strength and conditioning and player rehabilitation.
Teams also can not hold any activities on the weekend. The only exception to this is a rookie camp, which usually takes place the weekend after the draft. This year’s draft is April 27-29.
OTA’s will take place in May and June. This is where we learn a lot about the new players who have joined the roster in preparation for training camp in July and August.
OTA dates:
May 16-18
May 23-25
May 30-June 2
Each team is allowed 10 days of OTA’s. There are rules that come along with OTA’s however. Teams are not allowed to have live contact on the field. Drills, such as 7-on-7 and 11-on-11, are allowed.
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After OTA’s have concluded there is one more matter of business. The Cardinals will conduct a mandatory minicamp. It is the last time the team gets together prior to training camp.
This year’s Cardinals minicamp will take place June 6-8. There are some teams that will have camp as late as June 15th.
Let’s remember this year the Cardinals are going to have to start training camp a week earlier due to playing in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game in Canton on Thursday August 3rd. The Cardinals will have five preseason games versus the normal four everyone else plays.
The preseason schedule should be coming out soon, possibly this week. The regular season schedule is expected to be released sometime during the week of April 17-21.